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Clysdale, Taylor, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Mar 2020     On March 20, the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) reached a tentative deal with the province, ending the rotating one-day strikes which had been occurring since November 2019. Major

Winter, Kirk, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 6 Jan 2021     Colin Matthew, president of District 15 of the Ontario Secondary School Teacher's Federation, was upset that the local public school board forwarded a letter from the Ministry of Education on to pare

Jeffords, Shawn, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 31 Aug 2020     An escalating conflict between Premier Doug Ford's government and four major teachers' unions headed to the province's labour board as the unions allege Ontario's school reopening plan violates its o

Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 22 Dec 2020     Teachers' federations in Ontario bemoaned the lack of consultation regarding school closings for the second lockdown period from December 26, 2020 to January 23 2021, citing the poorly thought out re

Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 8 Jan 2021     Many working parents and caregivers are feeling pressure and anxiety after the government announced at home learning has been extended until January 25.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 6 Jan 2021     The Elementary teachers' union said sending students, teachers and education workers back to school while the province is locked for another two to three weeks doesn't make sense.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 30 Nov 2020     The Ontario government launched voluntary testing of asymptomatic staff and students in high risk areas but Premier Doug Ford believed unions would not support mandatory testing even though COVID-19